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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1889
Page
4
A ragged column notes odd deaths amid oil fever spreading through communities. Mentions graduates, labor strikes, a July 4 Brookville event, and people moving on Mich City streets. Reports also cover arrests in Decatur and Terre Haute, a pig with one head, and local crimes, weddings, and deaths across Indiana towns.
The upcoming Kirmess features more than 200 young people rehearsing for three weeks with dances in costume, marches, and tableaux. It has found strong audience appeal in prior showings. Tickets at popular prices of 50, 76 and 1 dollar. Box office opens at the Grand Opera House on Thursday June 6.
Schoeneck may leave on Sunday for any job. Columbus beat Louisville 7 to 2 in a lone association game Friday. Phillies stole bases on muddy grounds as Buckley and others struggled. Bancroft faces calls to discipline players while hopes rise for wins against Pittsburg and Chicago. Pete Wood earned an overdue win, while Getzein’s fault is debated. Burdick is sent for, likely to pitch Saturday, with hopes he improves the rotation.
The State board of equalization will meet in the auditor's office Tuesday at 2 pm. Sixteenth ward Democrats convene Tuesday evening at Tannessis and Garden to perfect ward organization. John Mordeck of Springfield Ill. was injured by an engine Friday night at Brightwood, suffering a broken arm and taken to city hospital. Michael ODonnell 35, longtime criminal court clerk, died Friday night at 9 from consumption. he came to the US for political reasons, joined police at founding, later became chief, and will be buried from St John’s Cathedral Sunday.
A Brooklyn storefront runs a sprawling sale listing men's gaiters, fine dress shoes, ladies' footwear, and a long menu of groceries. The ad highlights smoked meats, canned goods, coffees, dried fruits, and canned vegetables with varied prices and bulk offers.
Market list details fresh vegetables fruits dairy meats and grains with prices. Includes beans peppers onions lemons oranges apples strawberries and country produce. Also lists hogs, cattle, and grain quotes amid June Indianapolis market notes and shipping rates.
A jumble of early 20th century want ads. Entries seek a photographer, waiters, rent, board, first class cooks, boardroom and lodging, hotel night clerk, and sales positions. Names, addresses, and phone-like fragments appear with scattered occupations and sale notices.
Two tramps banter about visiting a house. One worries about a dog, the other mentions frayed pants caused by the animal. The exchange notes fear and a practical concern in a rough street encounter.
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